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Harbor Country
Harbor Country is a region of West Michigan, Southwestern Michigan just north of the Indiana state line. It is notable as a popular, upscale weekend getaway destination, particularly for Chicagoans looking to enjoy the region's beaches, bed and breakfasts, and winery, wineries.New York Times,For Chicagoans, a Voguish Summer Playground/ref> The region consists of eight small towns along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan in Berrien County, Michigan, Berrien County: New Buffalo, Michigan, New Buffalo, Union Pier, Michigan, Union Pier, Three Oaks, Michigan, Three Oaks, Lakeside, Berrien County, Michigan, Lakeside, Grand Beach, Michigan, Grand Beach, Michiana, Michigan, Michiana, Harbert, Michigan, Harbert, and Sawyer, Michigan, Sawyer. The region is served by the weekly ''Harbor Country News.'' References External linksHarbor Country Chamber of Commerce * Geography of Michigan Regions of Michigan {{BerrienCountyMI-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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A harbor (American English), harbour (British English; American and British English spelling differences#-our, -or, see spelling differences), or haven is a sheltered body of water where ships, boats, and barges can be docked. The term ''harbor'' is often used interchangeably with ''port'', which is a man-made facility built for loading and unloading Watercraft, vessels and dropping off and picking up passengers. Ports usually include one or more harbors. Alexandria Port in Egypt is an example of a port with two harbors. Harbors may be natural or artificial. An artificial harbor can have deliberately constructed breakwater (structure), breakwaters, sea walls, or jettys or they can be constructed by dredging, which requires maintenance by further periodic dredging. An example of an artificial harbor is Long Beach Harbor, California, United States, which was an array of salt marshes and tidal flats too shallow for modern merchant ships before it was first dredged in the early 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
